Django can't find me .env variables? decouple.UndefinedValueError: ENVIORNMENT not found. Declare it as envvar or define a default value

Question

I am very new to Django and trying to configure python-decouple to use .env variables. I am getting DB_PASSWORD not found. Declare it as envvar or define a default value. when trying to run the server. The .env file is located in the root directory. Here is my code:

raise UndefinedValueError('{} not found. Declare it as envvar or define a default value.'.format(option))
decouple.UndefinedValueError: ENVIORNMENT not found. Declare it as envvar or define a default value.

settings.py

from decouple import config
from secrets_manager import get_secret

environment = config("ENVIRONMENT")
SECRET_KEY = get_secret(environment).get("SECRET_KEY")
DEBUG = config("DEBUG", default=False, cast=bool)

DATABASES = {
    "default": {
        "ENGINE": config("DB_ENGINE"),
        "NAME": config("DATABASE_NAME"),
        "USER": config("DB_USER"),
        "PASSWORD": config("DB_PASSWORD"),
        "HOST": config("DB_HOST"),
        "PORT": config("DB_PORT", cast=int),
        "OPTIONS": {
            "init_command": "SET foreign_key_checks = 0;",
        },
    }
}

.env

SECRET_KEY='nvyj6_-&m@lg87$%l3@@#+r046ioem^18+ql*)t)'
DEBUG=True
DB_ENGINE=django.db.backends.mysql
DATABASE_NAME=blogs
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306

Django==3.1.4 python-decouple==3.3

ENVIORNMENT is spelled incorrectly, may just be a spelling mistake as ENVIRONMENT is the correct spelling? Or add ENVIORNMENT to your .env file — Iain Shelvington, Feb 01 '22 at 07:14

Jeff Booth · Answer 1 · 2022-02-01T08:04:49.043

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You are using config('ENVIRONMENT') in your code, without a corresponding ENVIRONMENT setting in your .env file. Make sure:

your .env file is at the root directory of your project.
you spell ENVIRONMENT consistently in your .env file and in your settings.py file wherever you use it.

edited Feb 01 '22 at 08:04

answered Feb 01 '22 at 07:34

Jeff Booth

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Thanks, @Jeff for replying to me. I updated my question and updated the settings.py code. – Spiral Feb 01 '22 at 07:47
It looks like you're missing an ENVIRONMENT setting in your .env file. I also don't know what `secrets_manager` is. Is it a common package? Where can I find it? – Jeff Booth Feb 01 '22 at 08:05
Please can you explain how can add this missed ENVIRONMENT setting in my .env file. – Spiral Feb 01 '22 at 08:30
You'll need to explain what the `secrets_manager` is first. The `ENVIRONMENT` setting is used by `get_secret(environment)`, and I need to know what that does before I can advise you. – Jeff Booth Feb 01 '22 at 09:09

Django can't find me .env variables? decouple.UndefinedValueError: ENVIORNMENT not found. Declare it as envvar or define a default value

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